Abke

Abke: a capital jumper with a
pronounced and beautiful form who has the utmost in elasticity. The
course is where he feels at home. His ability, leg technique and
bascule meet the highest demands, and his ability to deal with
fences is absolutely phenomenal, as when it brought him spontaneous
applause at the 2001 Oldenburg Stallion Days. His sire, Acorado I,
won his stallion performance test and is now being successfully
shown as a jumper. The dam's sire, Contender, one of the most
time-tested performance makers ever in Holstein, also won his
stallion performance test. Raphael, the third link in the ancestor
gallery, is deemed one of the most significant performance-makers of
our day. Also worth mentioning is the three-time inbreeding to
Ramiro and Cor de la Bryére in the earlier generations. The dam line
also produced the well-known sires, Agrigento (private stallion in
Oldenburg), Grandelstein (State Stud Neustadt/Dosse), Kadett (State
Stud Celle), Noble Dancer (private stallion in Oldenburg), President
(Belgium) as well as the Bavarian State Stud sires, Rivero I
(Southern German Riding Horse Champion) and Rivero II (approval and
stallion test winner), both of which are successful in international
level dressage.